Great Canadian Skyline Thread II - Page 682

WhipperSnapper · #**13621** Posted **Jul 27, 2020, 4:49 PM**

The 3 close ups do nothing for me. The last has consistent density and a well defined shape. I can see why someone would find it nicer than Toronto's. Toronto's lake to Yorkville skyline needs more filler.

Calgary's is similar to Vancouver. It's dominated by fewer, larger towers. The effect is not as impressive from afar.

Calgarian · #**13622** Posted **Jul 27, 2020, 5:47 PM**

Calgary's dominant towers are quite impressive though, the difference between corporate and residential architecture. Vancouver has more mass and density, Calgary has more flash, but most of the buildings in both are unremarkable, you're definitely right there.

logan5 · #**13623** Posted **Jul 27, 2020, 6:32 PM**

Not sure how much density and mass makes up for a lack of so called flashy buildings, but once the Broadway corridor fills out (and that won’t take long once the official plan is finalized), Vancouvers skyline will extend for close to 5 km’s. It even Toronto’s skyline is that extensive.

someone123 · #**13624** Posted **Jul 27, 2020, 6:37 PM**

Halifax with McNab's Island in foreground:

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WhipperSnapper · #**13625** Posted **Jul 27, 2020, 6:43 PM**

Calgary has a huge advantage in downtown area office square footage. It's probably equivalent to 30,000 apartments units. I'm guessing the total built square footage is closer between the two centres than it looks in their distant skyline masses. I don't know if anyone measure this. It would be awesome to see some real specs.

Monolith · #**13626** Posted **Jul 27, 2020, 6:47 PM**

My Baker sunset over downtown Vancouver by duffyknox, on Flickr

Waterfront City by Jerry Meaden, on Flickr

Summer Vancouver by Alan, on Flickr

Calgarian · #**13627** Posted **Jul 27, 2020, 7:11 PM**

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Originally Posted by logan5

Not sure how much density and mass makes up for a lack of so called flashy buildings, but once the Broadway corridor fills out (and that won’t take long once the official plan is finalized), Vancouvers skyline will extend for close to 5 km’s. It even Toronto’s skyline is that extensive.

How tall will towers on Broadway be? personally I think that area is more suited to midrise buildings.

Denscity · #**13628** Posted **Jul 27, 2020, 7:16 PM**

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Originally Posted by Calgarian

How tall will towers on Broadway be? personally I think that area is more suited to midrise buildings.

28 storeys just got approved so who know's? Will they be allowed to surpass 30 storeys?

Calgarian · #**13629** Posted **Jul 27, 2020, 7:34 PM**

There would be no noticeable difference from the street, so why not 30?

Denscity · #**13630** Posted **Jul 27, 2020, 7:40 PM**

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Originally Posted by Calgarian

There would be no noticeable difference from the street, so why not 30?

Yup agreed. Perhaps starting with a 3 is a psychological barrier for some.

Calgarian · #**13631** Posted **Jul 27, 2020, 10:42 PM**

I thought starting with 4 was the psychological barrier in Vancouver lol.

WhipperSnapper · #**13632** Posted **Jul 27, 2020, 11:28 PM**

Starting is fine. Ending isn't.

MolsonExport · #**13633** Posted **Jul 28, 2020, 3:35 AM**

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Originally Posted by someone123

Halifax with McNab's Island in foreground:

Source

Wow. Looks sublime.

Nite · #**13634** Posted **Jul 28, 2020, 5:09 AM**

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Originally Posted by giallo

Some great zoom lens photos of downtown by Vancouver forumer; Klazu

I had to make a pano of this, only could use 2 of the 3 pictures however

q12 · #**13635** Posted **Jul 28, 2020, 3:46 PM**

https://twitter.com/RCAF_ARC/status/1287181739719364608

https://twitter.com/PaulCreelmanCTV/status/1288087725992804353

https://twitter.com/JesseSharratt/status/1287511972792217601

WhipperSnapper · #**13636** Posted **Jul 28, 2020, 3:59 PM**

cool pics of RCN frigate and sailboats

Nouvellecosse · #**13637** Posted **Jul 28, 2020, 5:01 PM**

I see what you did there!

scryer · #**13638** Posted **Jul 28, 2020, 5:43 PM**

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Originally Posted by Calgarian

How tall will towers on Broadway be? personally I think that area is more suited to midrise buildings.

Definitely not. The downtown peninsula is crippled by view cone policies to name one thing. And the downtown peninsula is seriously running out of room to maintain building the densities it currently does. Broadway should serve as a natural extension of downtown densities. In fact I am hopeful that Broadway will go taller than 30 stories with the Senakw development likely to go through - which has towers that rise up to 56 floors across False Creek, just north of Broadway.

Calgarian · #**13639** Posted **Jul 28, 2020, 6:01 PM**

Vancouver would do itself a favour by getting rid of view cones it seems.

biguc · #**13640** Posted **Jul 28, 2020, 7:22 PM**

Or, keep them but expand the downtown. Broadway is just one option. If you Vancouverites would throw a tantrum about extending the Skytrain to Langley like you did about the Surrey tram (and you should, because building a Skytrain to Langley is stupid), you might convince Translink to instead start working on a regional rail system for the lower mainland, centred on Pacific Central. You could go crazy building skyscrapers around there (and replace the WCE to Port Moody with a Skytrain).